Hi Caitlin! I really liked your post. I totally understand on the "having sweets out in the open" thing.
It is really interesting that the foods we eat can potentially have the same effects on us as consuming alcohol, and that those effects on the brain can be significant. I never really thought about how what I eat might influence my brain.
Yeah...carbohydrates are definitely an important part of our diets! Interestingly, they're apparently most of what you can process if you have kidney failure. (Or at least that's most of what my senior poodle can process--she's had early stage kidney failure for several years now, and our vet had her on a high-carb, low protein diet.) And you definitely need to eat whatever you need to in order to stay healthy!
It is really interesting that the foods we eat can potentially have the same effects on us as consuming alcohol, and that those effects on the brain can be significant. I never really thought about how what I eat might influence my brain.
Yeah...carbohydrates are definitely an important part of our diets! Interestingly, they're apparently most of what you can process if you have kidney failure. (Or at least that's most of what my senior poodle can process--she's had early stage kidney failure for several years now, and our vet had her on a high-carb, low protein diet.) And you definitely need to eat whatever you need to in order to stay healthy!